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Medal - Coronation of Leopold II as Holy Roman Emperor
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1790 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Leopold II in high relief, wearing elaborate imperial robes adorned with decorations including a star and cross order on his chest, with a queue visible at his neck. The surrounding legend reads his full imperial titulature in Latin. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLDUS II · D · G · R · IMP · S · A · G · H · B · REX · A · A · B · L · D · |
| Reverse description | An allegorical scene in high relief depicting a crowned female figure representing Austria, seated beside a large imperial double-headed eagle shield, receiving a sceptre and imperial crown from a kneeling female figure, with an armoured figure of Minerva standing to the right holding a spear; above, a radiant all-seeing eye in a triangle emerges from clouds beneath a draped canopy. The legend DIGNISSIMO appears at the top, with the inscription IN MO · OCTOB · 1790 in the exergue, and the word REICH inscribed at lower left in the field. |
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